DIY Starburst Mirror

I recently came across this mirror while blog stalking Isabella and Max Rooms.



This woman has the coolest and very affordable DIY ideas. Not to mention her house is stunning and she’s done nearly every bit of decorating on her own by making things; or at least by making existing things better.

So anywho, saw it, had to make it.

There are a lot of variations to it and it can be personalized in nearly any way. You can choose your own color, stick width, pattern, mirror, etc…

I knew I wanted mine to end up white because it would POP against our toasty milk chocolate master bedroom walls. Plus our bed was in dire need of some décor above it but with the curved headboard, I didn’t know what to do. A flat picture or something would have been okay but wouldn’t have a great flow.

Wanna know how I did it?

Supplies:
Hot Glue Gun
Glue Sticks (Duh)
Ruler
Marker
{Four} $.99 packs of 12" Dowel Rods (Got mine at Joann’s – 20/pack)
-Mine are probably medium width…not sure though
{One} 8" Round Mirror (Joann’s – approx. $5…can’t remember now)
1 can of Spray Paint of your choice (I used Krylon Satin in Bright White)
LARGE work surface (this thing gets pretty wide)
{One} picture hook thing-a-ma-bob (Came in a pack of 6 or so for cheap cheap)
Paper/Ripped out pages of a magazine (to cover the mirror while painting)


I started by marking off in even increments on the back of the mirror where I wanted my dowel rods to be glued. Then I would lay each little 1/8 section out one at a time and put the rods where I wanted and glue them one at a time to be sure I was liking the design. It would be MUCH easier to do a solid round starburst but I liked the jagged/pointed look so I staggered them. No rocket science here, just eyeballing.



After everything was glued in place, I covered the mirror to protect it from the paint. Some tutorials for this mirror say to paint the rods before, but this way I only had to paint one side and they were “in place” so they wouldn’t roll around while I was trying to spray them.



I let dry and then hot glued the picture-hook-thing-a-ma-bob onto the back. After I did it, I remembered I had recently purchased some gorilla glue and thought that might hold better. So I tried with all my might to get off the hot glued thingy and it wouldn’t come off, so I was confident it wouldn’t fall off the wall and just left it.

Because of the thickness of the rods, I bent the hanger outward some so it would be flush with the rods so the nail could catch it.



I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT!! I think it is the perfect addition to the wall and to me it looks very chic.

I am debating making another one for above the foyer table but I’m not sure yet…so many ideas I tell you!